Bill > S2774

This bill amends the existing law to authorize the option of providing basic common sense health services for residents of assisted living residences. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining "basic health services" as injections, application or replacement of simple non-sterile dressings, management of oxygen on a regular and continuing basis when the resident's medical condition warrants, or application of ointments or drops. 2. Allowing assisted living residences to provide self-administered medication management or basic health services by personnel meeting professional qualifications and training standards. 3. Requiring assisted living residences to submit an operating plan to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs for approval, which explains how the residence's basic health services will meet the needs of its resident population and the staff qualifications and training for providing such services. 4. Mandating the disclosure of fees associated with the provision of basic health services and quarterly service plan reviews for residents receiving these services. 5. Authorizing the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Public Health to promulgate regulations governing the application, approval, and oversight of basic health services in assisted living residences.